Chapter 751 Declaring Sovereignty
In the middle of the night, a light snow began to fall in Qincheng. By morning, the place, the trees, and everything else were covered in white snow.
It had been a long time since she had seen snow. After getting up and washing up, Lin Yuesha was eager to run around in the yard. Before she could even go out, Longjing blocked her at the door with a bowl of bitter medicine soup.
"Miss, please drink it while it's hot."
Finding the medicinal herbs wasn't easy; she had to ask Doctor Liao for help to purchase them from Shennong Herbal Hall.
The medicinal herbs in Qincheng were not cheap, and Longjing spent all of his monthly salary on them.
"Longjing, just take the silver from the white tea shop."
Lin Yuesha blew on it, then drank it all in one gulp, her throat filled with bitterness.
She accepted the maid's kindness, thankfully it was a tonic and not poison.
During this period, from the capital to Qincheng Prison, Lin Yuesha worked hard for military supplies. She ate irregularly and slept poorly, and the clothes she had made were now a size too big.
A woman still needs to have some meat on her bones, so Lin Yuesha decided to gain some weight.
After wrapping herself up securely, Lin Yuesha went to Jiang Baozhu's room. Jiang Baozhu was awake and staring blankly at the gauze curtains.
"Sister Yue Sha".
Jiang Baozhu's voice was hoarse and her lips were dry and chapped. Lin Yuesha quickly used a clean handkerchief dipped in water to wipe Jiang Baozhu's lips, and then found a hollow grass to use as a straw to let her drink some water.
After Qingxing and Qi'er were injured, Baicha and Longjing followed her, while Jiang Baozhu was left with only Xiaohe to take care of her.
Xiaohe had abrasions, and after applying the medicine, she rushed to the front yard to prepare medicine for Jiang Baozhu.
"Longjing, you stay here and take care of Sister Baozhu."
Jiang Baozhu is injured, so more people need to be sent to her side. Lin Yuesha is not familiar with Qincheng, so she wants to buy a few maids to serve her.
"Hmph, Miss Jiang is being waited on by someone."
Longjing pouted. She didn't want to upset her young lady, but as soon as she arrived yesterday, someone was eager to please her and even called the pockmarked man "Brother Qi".
How shameless! They're both unmarried, and they're not even relatives.
Qi Heng asked the woman to take care of Jiang Baozhu, but the woman made it sound nice and didn't do any work; she was never seen.
Longjing complained to Baicha for a long time last night, feeling very uncomfortable. Qi Heng and Miss are already engaged. Not only that, but he also promised his Miss that he would not take a concubine. Who would have thought that upon arriving in the Northwest, he would be targeted by a fly.
A man and a woman alone together, don't they know what it means to avoid suspicion?
"Is there anyone still taking care of Sister Baozhu? But I haven't seen her."
Lin Yuesha came several times last night. Jiang Baozhu was resting, and only Xiao He was keeping watch.
"Miss Binglan has been here."
Jiang Baozhu looked at Lin Yuesha and said, "Don't you know? She introduced me when I was in a good mood. She said she was the younger sister of Young Master Qi."
Qi Heng recruited soldiers in the Northwest and had a trusted general. The general and his sister were people he had saved years ago, so they were extremely loyal to him.
Binglan herself kept repeating these things, and Jiang Baozhu fell asleep while listening to her.
Now, Binglan is eighteen years old but still unmarried. She calls him "Brother Qi" all day long. If you say she has no feelings for him, who would believe it?
“I knew there was a problem. That one word, ‘Brother Qi,’ was so gentle and lingering. It’s clear he remembers me.”
Having finally arrived in Qincheng, Longjing was shocked to find his rival appearing. He was so angry that he couldn't sleep all night and got up early to brew a tonic for his young mistress.
Lin Yuesha understood, covered her mouth and chuckled, "I knew it! You usually love to slack off, why are you acting so strangely this morning?"
"Miss, I've worried myself sick over you, how come you don't care at all!"
Longjing stomped her foot and pulled Baicha to stand on the same side, sharing the same hatred. This Binglan is definitely a deep green tea, so bitchy and hypocritical!
"The son-in-law is kind-hearted, always saving people, and now there are women eager to repay him with their bodies!"
Longjing advised his young mistress to be extra careful.
Binglan is definitely not an honest person. Otherwise, if she had promised Young Master Qi to take care of Jiang Baozhu, and then disappeared so often, she might have gone to curry favor with Young Master Qi.
The young lady herself didn't seem to care, and there wasn't a trace of anxiety on her face.
The master and his servants were chatting noisily when the main character arrived.
Binglan was wearing a blue floral dress with her hair in braids, giving her an exotic look. After entering the room, she first looked at Lin Yuesha and then smiled at Bai Cha, saying, "You must be Miss Lin."
Bai Cha was speechless. She was certain that Binglan had recognized her young mistress, but she insisted on pointing at her.
How insidious! The first move upon meeting is to sow discord between master and servant. If my mistress is petty and thinks that Bai Cha is more like a mistress, she'll be furious.
Longjing tea is right, it's quite cunning!
"She is my maid, Bai Cha."
Lin Yuesha took a step forward and nodded to Binglan.
"Oh, you're Miss Lin. I'm so sorry."
Wang Binglan looked Lin Yuesha up and down, then smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Brother Qi for two years, and he didn't mention it to me. I'm really sorry."
In short, he stirred up trouble between Qi Heng and Lin Yuesha again. Since it's not important, I won't say more.
Longjing grew angrier as she listened. She already disliked Wei Lan enough, but compared to Wang Binglan, she even thought it was better to be outwardly aggressive and then secretly betrayed.
“Miss Binglan, this is not your fault. Young Master Qi and our young lady have only known each other for a little over a year.”
Bai Cha held Long Jing back, telling her not to act impulsively; when dealing with Lv Cha, one must appear calm and composed.
"Yes, Young Master Qi is fond of our young lady. In just over a year, he came to propose marriage with generous gifts."
Ignoring Bai Cha's objections, Longjing insisted on saying those words to assert her sovereignty on behalf of her mistress! The pockmarked face belonged to her mistress and had nothing to do with Binglan!
Wang Binglan felt a sudden pang of heartache, as if for no reason.
She met Qi Heng when she was eight years old. He saved her and her brother. She always thought she would marry him. She waited for ten years from the age of eight until she was eighteen.
For the past ten years, she and her elder brother have been recruiting soldiers for Qi Heng in the Northwest. She knows that this man is special and will rise to great heights sooner or later.
She waits for the day he will marry her, even if it means being a concubine; she will be willing to accept it.
After being separated for two or three years, she longed for him day and night, and finally saw him again, and received the news of his engagement.
"You must be the daughter of Lord Lin, the Prefect of the Capital?"
Wang Binglan came to confirm that Qi Heng had brought lavish gifts to propose marriage because Lin Yuesha was of use to him.
Qi Heng had told her that he never did good deeds. He had only saved the brother and sister on a whim because he saw that they were promising talents.
Although it was cruel, she was always happy that she had some use to her.
At least, she can be of help; she's someone Qi Heng can use.
Longjing took a deep breath. This Wang Binglan was quite cunning; every word she spoke was a hint. If she showed any unhappiness, it would mean she had fallen into her trap.
She didn't speak, but instead looked at Wang Binglan with pitiful eyes.
Having known Qi Heng for ten years, and still not having won him over, he can only gain a sense of accomplishment by attacking other women. How pathetic!
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